diff --git a/src/app/workspace.rs b/src/app/workspace.rs
index 3f53614..a4e5c48 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/app/workspace.rs
@@ -541,6 +541,11 @@ impl App {
         self.spell_menu = None;
         self.clear_lt();
         self.autocomplete = None;
+        // Story Bible reference ranges are char offsets into `buffer` too —
+        // stale ones (from before the header moved in or out) land on
+        // whatever text now happens to sit `header.len()` characters away
+        // from the real mention.
+        self.update_current_references();
     }
 
     /// How many header fields are hidden right now, for the toggle's label.